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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Apicius pie

Pie stuffed with chicken, honey and spices.

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Cold starters

Crab mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with cherry

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Cheeses

Hooligan

United States. Connecticut.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Beef

Lucullus tongue

Mille-feuille with slices of smoked beef tongue and duck foie gras.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop gratin

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Beef

Beef tournedos with bone marrow

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.

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Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar wet demi-glace (equal parts of veal stock and espagnole sauce simmered and reduced by half) with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Main meals

Gratin savoyard

Dish based on reblochon with potatoes, bacon and sometimes onion.

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Main meals

Beef cheek hachis parmentier with black truffle

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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